clinical : Idioms & Phrases

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clinical anatomy

  • noun the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment
    applied anatomy.
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Clinical baptism

  • baptism administered to a person on a sick bed.
Webster 1913

clinical depression

  • noun a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
    depressive disorder; depression.
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Clinical instruction

  • instruction by means of clinics.
Webster 1913

Clinical lecture

  • (Med.), a discourse upon medical topics illustrared by the exhibition and examination of living patients.
Webster 1913

Clinical medicine, Clinical surgery

  • that part of medicine or surgery which is occupied with the investigation of disease in the living subject.
Webster 1913

clinical neurology

  • noun (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
    neurology.
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clinical psychologist

  • noun a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
    psychotherapist.
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clinical psychology

  • noun the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior
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clinical test

  • noun a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use
    clinical test.
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clinical thermometer

  • noun a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
    clinical thermometer.
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clinical trial

  • noun a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use
    clinical test.
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mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer

  • noun a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
    clinical thermometer.
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phase i clinical trial

  • noun a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained
    phase I.
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phase ii clinical trial

  • noun a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored
    phase II.
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phase iii clinical trial

  • noun a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
    phase III.
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phase iv clinical trial

  • noun sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials
    phase IV.
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